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Wagneri, Mett., Peru. 
Williamsii, Moore, Peru. 
r riie following livbrid Adiantums were raised in tlie 
Singapore Botanic Gardens. They have born named pro- 
visionally and as they are not yet known outside ot thes 
Gardens each one is roughly described:— 
1. “Beauty of Singapore.” Stipe black shiumg_ 
foot 
taut 1 
much lougerthan ,i« otj.er 
the two basal sides forming an obtuse angle, lest ot outlin 
ovate or rounded, triangular, shortly incised on the uppei 
margin with oblong truncate rounded lobes. Lowe: i leal 
its smaller under |" terminals ones j or more both nay^ 
Sori 10-17 on each leaf it usually L to each lobe, all roun 
the edge except the straight bases on the extreme ed„e o 
the underside. Probably tenerum hybrid. 
o “ Tunqlin Stipe black sbiniug 1 foot tall or more, 
frond lax tripinnate 15" long 8" across, thin, about 10 pin- 
nae. pinnules about 5" long about 0 leasts fan-shaped 
oblique narrowed actually to the base, margin above in c- 
gularlv lobed with oblong truncate short lobes usually | 
long or less dull bluisli-green, son black o-lo on and beneath 
the upper edge often connate very irregular, liobably 
Bausei-tenermn hybrid. 
■} “ Bidadari .” Stipe 10" tall ebeneous, frond lax 
triangular in out line deep bine green tripinnate pinnae 
arched lax rachis slender, leafits trapeziforme flabeUate 
x ».* narrowed for the most ot its length to the base, 
terminal one broad fan-shaped, the others irregularly trun- 
cate lobed. Sori brown 5-13, short, usually linear several 
run together. A very elegant dark green tern terminal 
leafits often very deeply cut into linear and oblong lobes. 
Probably tenerum-fragra ntissimum hybrid. 
4 “Mrs. Napier.” Stipe ebeneous 1 foot tall, frond, 
large broadly triangular 14" x 16" tripinnate bright light 
green. Leafits obovate 4 " or less oblique or regular sides 
straight apex broad mostly very shortly lobed. Son 10-1 -■ 
mostly separate occasionally run together. A handsome 
fern probably a cross between tenerum and Mariesn. 
5 “Shamrock.” Stipe ebeneous, frond very lax 
branches remote and few 12" x 10" shortly trippinnate with 
few leafits. Leafits deep green bluish eery irregular base 
absolutely straight slightly angled or retime, cordate - 3 - 
